On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Nate Straz wrote: > So what are the good cable modems out there? Are there any performance > differences between them? It doesn't seem like the kind of thing you'd > see reviewed in computer rags. Circuit City sells the Surfboard modems for ~$200. After going through 3 RCAs, @Home gave me a Surfboard and my problems disappeared. Couldn't convince them to give me a Cisco. :-( I don't know if all cable modems are compatible with AT&T though. AFAIK, you won't see any performance hits from the modem. Your line will max out likely around 300K/sec, the port is 10 Mbit so even if there was a hit I doubt you'd ever see it. If I were buying, I'd go by (not kidding) the thickness of the plastic. The RCAs use a flimsy cheap plastic, the Surfboard and Cisco use a tougher plastic. To me, it shows less corner-cutting in manufacturing so you're more likely to get a good modem. It also looks to me like cable modems are a cheap loss leader type product (kinda like getting a free phone when you sign up for a year of cell service) so I'd have to be pretty convinced before I dropped $200 on one. I highly doubt they cost anywhere near that to make. -Brian